Despite having a population of only 104 in 2005, the village has become famous for its unusual place name in the English-speaking world. Its road signs are a popular visitor attraction, and they were often stolen by souvenir-hunting tourists until 2005, when the signs were modified to be theft-resistant.

Etymology

It is believed that the settlement was founded in the 6th century by Focko, a Bavarian nobleman. The existence of the village was documented for the first time in 1070, and historical records show that some twenty years later, the lord was Adalpertus de Fucingin. The spelling of the name has evolved over the years; it is first recorded in historical sources with the spelling as Vucchingen in 1070, Fukching in 1303,Fugkhing in 1532, and in the modern spelling Fucking in the 18th century, which is pronounced with the vowel oo as in book. The ending -ing is an old Germanic suffix indicating the people belonging to the root word to which it is attached, thus Fucking means "(place of) Focko's people."

Tragedy at sea

On 1 September 1858, SS Austria captained by F. A. Heydtmann sailed from Hamburg on her third voyage to New York City. At approximately 12:00, on 13 September, at coordinates 45°01′N41°30′W﻿ / ﻿45.017°N 41.500°W﻿ / 45.017; -41.500, a decision was made to fumigatesteerage by dipping a red-hot chain into a bucket of tar; the chain became too hot for the boatswain to hold, and it was dropped onto the deck, which immediately burst into flames; although the ship was traveling at only half speed it was impossible to stop the engines as the engine crew had become asphyxiated. When the helmsman abandoned the wheel, the ship swung into the wind, spreading the flames down the length of the ship, racing through the mahogany veneer and varnished bulkheads, as passengers jumped into the sea. The passing barque, Maurice of France rescued most of the survivors, and the Catarina of Norway picked up more the next morning. As the blackened hulk was left to sink, all but 65 of 538 passengers were lost.

Deals targeting the Middle East increased 174 per cent to $8.1bn in the first half of 2018. Inbound deal activity was driven by the acquisitions of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s oil field concessions by Austria’s OMG and French oil and gas giant Total, amounting to $2.6bn ... _______________ ... Adnoc and Austria's OMVsign $1.5bn offshore agreement ... ....

Adnoc and Austria's OMVsign $1.5bn offshore agreement ... The strategic reserve agreement comes on the heels of an announcement in February that an Indian consortium made up of ONGC Videsh, Indian Oil Co and Bharat Petro Resources was awarded a 10 per cent interest in Abu Dhabi’s new offshore Lower Zakum concession....

Oil majors are set to invest millions of dollars to support innovation in the energy industry as a leading research and development (R&D) conference returns to Abu Dhabi after two years ... “Technology is very important and it has already resulted in a lot of value addition in our industry ... Adnoc and Austria's OMVsign $1.5bn offshore agreement ... ....

The Japanese company has signed up to takethe lead on the&nbsp;at the offshore Lower Zakum oilfield ... Adnoc and Austria's OMVsign $1.5bn offshore agreement ... On Sunday, Adnoc signed the last of the offshore pacts with Austria’s OMV, which paid $1.5 billion in participating fees for stakes in two offshore concessions....

The oil market is becoming extremely tight as consumption outstrips production, and traders expect it to tighten even further over the next six months. The balance between production, consumption and inventories is intimately connected with the shape of the oil futures curve ... ______________ ... Adnoc and Austria's OMVsign $1.5bn offshore agreement ... 1 ... 2....

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company finalised the sale of two stakes worth $1.5 billion for blocks offshore the emirate to Austria’s OMV, pushing the value of total concession awards to around $8bn this year, the company said in a statement ...Total explores downstream ventures with Adnoc after winning two stakes in offshore fields....